Category: Small 4x4s 
Price Range: £21,295 to £34,652
Looks good, feels agile, goes well, supremely capable off-road. Roomy, nicely finished and well equipped.
Top models are expensive, ride is firm in the back, fake wood trim option is nasty, no manual option for six-cylinder petrol model.
The Freelander grows up into the best all-rounder in the class, it's a little expensive compared to the competition - but worth it.
The Freelander achieved a full five-star EuroNCAP rating for adult protection - the only vehicle of its type to do so. A strong four-star rating was awarded for child protection, but only one for pedestrian protection.
The usual electronic stability system has an extra trick in the Freelander, similar to one seen on Volvo's XC90. If a gyroscopic sensor detects more body lean than speed and steering angle suggest there should be - in other words, that the Freelander might be about to roll over - then the outer wheels are braked to open out the turning radius and make the car stable again.
If it does crash, deep sills and facia cross rails help absorb side impacts, and seven airbags, including a driver's knee bag, cushion the occupants. As for security, the door locks can be programmed to unlock just the driver's door on the first press of the remote control. A second press unlocks the other doors.
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